A Brief Pause, and Helpful Links
(Regular posting will resume here at Gothic Charm School some point in August. Things in the world have been very chaotic and stressful lately, which has led to a lack of writing.) The Lady of the...
View ArticleHalloween 2020
Oh Snarklings, this year has been weird, chaotic, and stressful, and it’s not going to get better any time soon. Because of that, the Lady of the Manners was second-guessing herself about writing this...
View Article“Not Pretty Enough” to be Goth
This is going to be a somewhat multi-topic post, Snarklings; well, not multi-topic, but two facets of one larger topic. Part the First: Over on the Gothic Charm School Tumblr (yes, the Lady of the...
View ArticleA Reminder, and Festive Cookies!
First things first, Snarklings: the Lady of the Manners is SO HAPPY to see people showing their delightful faces and using the #EverydayGoth and #ThisIsGoth tags on Twitter and Instagram. Keep doing...
View ArticleOf Goth Nostalgia
There are many, many things from Ye Olde Goth Days (Nights?) where the memories spring forth, flatteringly colored by the flickering candlelight of memory. And it takes a determined effort to also...
View ArticleVampire Fiction, a Personal List
So, after years and years of promising to write titles down, the Lady of the Manners presents to you her “by-no-means comprehensive, but I like them” list of vampire fiction, in alphabetical order....
View ArticleOf Reclaiming Goth for Yourself
How do you reclaim Goth for yourself when it's ended up with uncomfortable personal associations? Continue reading →
View ArticleGoth Fast Fashion, and Why It Isn’t Always a Good Thing
For this installment of Gothic Charm School, the Lady of the Manners turned to Twitter and ran a poll to narrow down what topic she should tackle next. It turns out that many, many Snarklings were...
View ArticleOf Dealing with Parents
be supportive. Or at the very least, not react with fear and disapproval. But alas, that ideal world doesn't exist. So what can you do when your parents react poorly to the unfurling of your spooky...
View ArticleTrue Tales of Eldergoth Life – Finding Music
Back in the Lady of the Manners' day (she says, waving a stick of clove incense around because she stopped smoking 20+ years ago), finding new goth music was hard, especially in the early 90s. Continue...
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